Minutes of the meeting, Board of Trustees, University of North Carolina at Wilmington;

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
February 20, 2009
The Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Wilmington held
its regular quarterly meeting on February 20,2009, in the Warwick Center
Ballroom on the UNCW campus. At 8:35 a.m., Chairman Coffey called the .
meeting to order and asked for a moment of silent reflection, after which he read
the required statement from the State Government Ethics Act. No conflicts were
identified.
ROLLCALL
Mr. Lanier, Assistant Secretary, called the roll and established that a quorum
was present. Members in attendance were: Marvin B. Blackwell; M. Terry
Coffey; Wilma W. Daniels; Jeff D. Etheridge, Jr.; Charles D. Evans; Lee B. Garrett;
John A. McNeill, Jr.; Wendy F. Murphy; Britt A. Preyer; R. Allen Rippy, Sr.; and
George M. Teague.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Teague and duly carried, the
minutes of the meetings of the Board of Trustees, held on October 24, 2008, and
on December 12, 2008, were approved as distributed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
AUDIT
Mr. Preyer presented the report from the Audit Committee. He said that Vice
Chancellor Saunders-White introduced Mr. Steve Perry, compliance policy
officer for the Information Technology Systems Division, that Mr. Dana Harris
presented the quarterly report from internal audit (included in members'
packets), and that Ms. Harris updated the committee on changes to the annual
internal audit plan. Mr. Preyer stated that Ms. Kay Ward reviewed for the
committee the various external audits of UNCW's affiliated entities (summary
included in members' packets). He said that the committee also received
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updates on communications with scholarship donors, the search process for a
manager of endowments and affiliated entities, and endowment returns.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Mr. Evans, chair of the committee, called on Mr. Girardot for a report on
facilities (in members' packets), after which Chairman Evans moved approval, on
behalf of the committee, of recommendations in priority order for a
commissioning agent for the Teaching Laboratory Project (Appendix A). The
motion was duly carried. Mr. Evans then moved approval of the warehouse
expansion project (Appendix B). His motion was duly carried. Chairman Evans
described and moved approval of a change in the location of a cellular monopole
to provide necessary service for communications and security (map in members'
packets). The motion was duly carried.
Mr. Evans recognized Ms. Ward to present the highlights of her report to the
committee on: endowments; UNCW's financial report for 2008-09; the recently
released National Association of College and University Business Officers
(NACUBO) endowment study, in which UNCW ranked 30th out of 728
institutions participating in the study on the rate of return for the most recent
reporting period; and ten-year trend data on revenue sources for the university.
Discussion followed regarding the growth in revenues from appropriations and
tuition, appropriations per full-time equivalent student, and UNCW's relative
standing in the UNC system. Ms. Ward presented additional data in regard to
expenditure trends by function, induding an increase in spending for operations
and maintenance, due to new facilities, insurance, and utilities, and a significant
increase in instructional expenditures, both overall and on a per FTE basis. In
further discussion, Mr. Etheridge inquired about liquidity. Ms. Ward said that,
despite significant "belt-tightening," UNCW continued "moving forward
strategically."
Chief Donaldson presented the 2008 campus crime and security report
(provided in members' packets) and said that UNCW's trends were very similar
to trends elsewhere. Chancellor DePaolo said that Chief Donaldson served on
the university's hate crimes task force that will report to President Bowles by
March 31. The Chief reported that discussions were ongoing with the City of
Wilmington regarding extraterritorial jurisdiction
Chairman Evans called on Ms. Boyd to present her recommendations for
faculty and staff parking rates for 2009-10 (Appendix C). Ms. Boyd provided a'
detailed explanation for the proposed changes. Chairman Coffey summarized
the changes as revenue neutral. After discussion, on motion by Chairman Evans
on behalf of the committee, the recommendations were approved.
Ms. Boyd presented a summary of textbook costs, induding changes in gross
and net costs to students (before and after buybacks), on-time faculty adoptions,
and availability of used books. Discussion followed. Ms. Boyd provided a brief
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report on dining services and increased usage due to new student housing on
campus.
Mr. Evans recognized Vice Chancellor Maimone for additional comments. He
said that the Chancellor would address budget reversions and reductions during
her report and recognized the importance of liquidity as discussed earlier.
Chairman Evans reminded the Board of the approval of the easement for the
City of Wilmington, which has been transferred to the newly established water
authority for the region.
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND PROGRAMS
As chair of the committee, Dr. Coffey summarized the meeting held
yesterday, including the following recognitions and presentations: Dr. Kate
Bruce, recipient of the 2008 North Carolina Professor of the Year from the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education, sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching; Dr. Kim Sawrey, who was named the Outstanding
First Year Student Advocate by the National Resource Center for the First Year
Experience &Students in Transition; Vice Chancellor Demski, who commented on
the recently received Carnegie Engaged University classification; Mr. Deron Fort,
who presented on the success of Isaac Bear Early College High School; Dr.
Avalos and Ms. Goldgeier, who made recommendations for a policy revision
regarding faculty and EPA personnel decision review and appeal procedures;
Vice Chancellor Leonard and Mr. Thorn Rakes, who provided"a very timely
presentation on the job market for college graduates and services for UNCW
students and alumni"; and Vice Chancellor Saunders-White, who provided an
update on activities in the Information Technology Systems Division. Chairman
Coffey, on behalf of the committee, moved approval of the policy on review and
appeal procedures for EPA employees. The motion was duly carried.
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Ms. Murphy, chair of the committee, called on Mr. Lanier for a synopsis of his
report. He summarized the potential impacts of the federal stimulus package on
higher education and the state of North Carolina, including student financial aid,
research facilities and activities, and the state fiscal stabilization funds. He
reviewed the key issues facing the 2009 session of the General Assembly and the
university's priorities. Discussion followed regarding MARBIONC, the UNCW
trademarked name for the marine biotechnology in North Carolina initiative at
the Center for Marine Science.
Ms. Murphy reviewed the presentation from Ms. Lawson regarding social
networking and the quiz of members of the committee. Ms. Murphy called on
Vice Chancellor Demski, for a report on the Osher endowment and the status of
the request for a second gift of $1 million. Ms. Murphy summarized the report to
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I
the committee from Ms. Mehrtens on athletics, including recent academic
achievements of student-athletes, recent team achievements, and the awarding of
the 2010 NCAA Women's Golf Championship, which will be held at Landfall.
She called on Mr. McInturf to introduce new members of his staff in alumni
affairs and summarized his report to the committee. Ms. Murphy presented the
highlights of Vice Chancellor Gornto's report on fundraising, including Board
participation in giving and the current market value of the Board of Trustees
Merit Scholarship. She said that the committee recommended that all new
Trustee gifts for that purpose be directed to the spending account, rather than to
the endowment, so that scholarship awards could be made from the fund. After
discussion, her motion for approval of the recommendation was duly carried.
CHANCELLOR'S REPORT
Chancellor DePaolo recognized Mr. Fleming for the annual EEO/ AA report,
who said that the executive summary was in board packets and the full report
was available from Human Resources or from the office of the Assistant
Secretary to the Board of Trustees. He reported that the most notable changes
were related to new racial and ethnic categories, mandated by the federal
government. He called attention to the growth in employees and the recent
reduction in new employment activity due to budget reversions.
At the request of the Chancellor, Ms. Goldgeier offered a friendly reminder of
the ethics education training calendar, Statement of Economic Interest filing
deadline of April 15, and the "no change" form that can be used for the first time.
She said that a civil fine was possible, if the SEI was not filed. Discussion
followed regarding the schedule for training sessions by videoconference.
Dr. DePaolo introduced Mr. Michael Sanchez, resident assistant in Galloway
and communications coordinator for the national association of resident
assistants. Mr. Sanchez thanked the Chancellor and Ms. Leonard for the
opportunity to share his student experience with the Board and explained how
he had grown and matured through his involvement in housing, as a member of
the dean's advisory committee, and through his interactions with both his peers
and student affairs professionals.
The Chancellor then introduced Ms. Jessica Lee Macdonald, first year
graduate student in the public sociology program and on-site programming
coordinator for UNCW's Hillcrest public housing reading program, who spoke
to the Board about her experience in that program and beyond. She said that the
purpose of the program was to reduce the achievement gap and reviewed the
curriculum and processes used in the program. Ms. Macdonald presented data
demonstrating the success of the program and said that she would be presenting
at an upcoming sociological association conference. Chancellor DePaolo and
Chairman Coffey commented on the quality of this program and the quality of
UNCW students.
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Chancellor DePaolo reviewed the tuition-setting process to date and the
linkage between tuition, fees, appropriations, and other sources of revenue. She
said that President Bowles, out of concern over the impact of cost increases on
North Carolina families, had asked for a reduction of 33% in previously
requested increases in tuition. Chancellor DePaolo also commented on the
proposed uses of tuition revenues, with 40% designated for financial aid and 60%
for other critical needs, and emphasized that UNCW needed to remain
affordable for any qualified student who wanted to attend.
In that regard, she then recognized Dr. Curran for his report on admissions
and financial aid. He reported that UNCW had received to date approximately
9,700 applications for the projected freshman class of 1,950, and had made
approximately 3,900 offers of admission. Dr. Curran said that applications from
high ability students were up by 26%, yet out-of-state applications were down
for the first time in three years and were down by 8%. He said that we were also
down 8% in male applications and down 6% in regional applications. After
reviewing new ethnicity codes from the federal government, he indicated that
numbers of minority applications were similar to last year. In regard to
transfers, Dr. Curran said that applications were up 5% and regional applications
were up 18%.
In regard to financial aid, he said that we were still early in the process, yet the
percentage of students with zero estimated family contribution (EFC) had
increased from 13.4% to 17.4%. He reported that 4,041 FAFSA applications for
financial aid had been received to date and that Ms. Bliss, director of financial
aid, and Ms. Rockwell, director of admissions, were working together
strategically to link admissions and financial aid. He gave examples of
innovative programs that involved both offices.
Discussion followed regarding the SAT and the ACT as indicators of adequate
preparation for college, the implications of the current economic downturn, and
graduate admissions. Dr. Roer indicated that graduate applications were up,
which was typical during tough economic times.
Chancellor DePaolo reviewed the planning for budget reductions that began
early in the fiscal year and continued as we looked ahead to the next fiscal year.
She expressed her appreciation to everyone for their hard work and amazing
spirit and reminded the Board of remarks from Ms. Gage at a recent meeting of
the Board of Governors, saying that it was not a time to just tinker or just hunker
down and instead was a time to be inclusive and transparent and emerge as a
stronger institution. She said that excellence could descend into mediocrity and
we cannot let that happen. In discussion that followed, Ms. Garrett said that it
was clear from the meetings of the past two days how far UNCW has come
under Chancellor DePaolo's leadership. Dr. Coffey concluded the discussion,
saying that the Board understood that less funding would be available and that
the Board needed to fight for minimal, flexible, and non-recurring budget cuts.
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CLOSED SESSION
On motion by Mr. Teague, seconded by Mr. Evans, and duly carried, the
board voted to convene in closed session, as allowed under the Open Meetings
Act, to prevent the premature disclosure of an honorary award or scholarship, to
consult with the attorney to consider and give instructions concerning a potential
or actual claim or judicial action, to establish or instruct the staff or agent
concerning the negotiations of the amount of compensation or other terms of an
employment contract, and to consider the qualifications, competence,
performance, condition of appointment of a public officer or employee or
prospective public officer or employee.
RESUMPTION OF PUBLIC SESSION AND ACTION ON ITEMS
FROM CLOSED SESSION
On motion by Mr. Preyer, seconded by Ms. Murphy and duly carried, the
honorary award considered in closed session was approved. Upon motion by
Mr. Etheridge, seconded by Ms. Garrett and duly carried, the personnel actions
discussed in closed session were approved.
OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS
The Chair asked that Board members mark their calendars for April 23 and 24,
2009, as the dates of the next meetings of the Board and its committees.
ADJOURNMENT
At 12:10 p.m., the meeting was adjourned.
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Assistant Secretary
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Appendix A
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Selection of Commissioning Agent for Teaching Laboratory Project
Seventeen firms applied, we selected five for interviews, with the following
recommendations in priority order:
1. EMC Engineers
2. Harrell Saltrick and Hopper
3. Griffm Engineering
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Appendix B
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Warehouse Expansion Project
The Warehouse Expansion project will be a metal building with 5,000sf of
floor space. Its location is adjacent and connected to the existing Housing
Warehouse. The exterior will match the existing building. Total project cost
including design is $260,000 dollars.
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Appendix C
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, all parking and transportation services provided through the constituent institutions of the
University of North Carolina are receipt-supported from permit fees and transportation fees; and
WHEREAS, the state of North Carolina has ruled that all parking fine monies, except 17% for expenses,
will be turned over to the K-12 Public School System taking a major portion of revenue for parking
improvements; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the long range parking plan 2007-08 through 2012-13, a parking garage
supporting resident students, faculty/staff, commuter students and visitors is planned for fall 2009;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Resolution of Traffic and Parking Regulations for the
University of North Carolina Wilmington be amended to add new salary tiers for faculty/s~ff parking,
include an off-campus option for faculty/staff parking, amend deck rates and include visitor deck rates for the
2009-10 academic year as follows:
2008-09 2009-10 Changes
Faculty/Staff Reserved Parking $380.00 $420.00
$60.00 Effectively,
premium reduces rate
Faculty/Staff Deck Parking to base for persons in
rate, $206 lower salary
minimum tiers
Faculty/Staff- Permanent - On Campus or at Work Site
Salary greater than $90,000 $270.00 $370.00 $100 increase
Salary greater than $65,000 and less than or equal to $90,000 $270.00 $320.00 $50 increase
Salary greater than $40,000 and less than or equal to $65,000 $270.00 $270.00 No increase
Salary greater than $25,000 and less than or equal to $40,000 $146.00 $146.00 No increase
Salary less than or equal to $25,000 $45.00 $45.00 No increase
Faculty/Staff Parking in Remote Lots With Shuttle Service - New $235.00 New
Temporary and Part time/Contract Faculty/Staff «30 hours) $146.00 $165.00
Nighttime Parking Only
$75.00 $75.00 No increase
(4:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Monday-Friday and on weekends)
Visitor Hourly Rate for Parking Deck (first 15 minutes free) - New $1.50
Visitor Daily Rate for Parking Deck (maximum: 24 hours) - New $10.00
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February 2009.
By: _
Assistant Secretary I
The BOARD
UNIVERSITY
WILMINGTON
OF
OF
TRUSTEES
NORTH
OF THE
CAROLINA
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
February 20, 2009
The Board of Trustees of The University of North Carolina at Wilmington held
its regular quarterly meeting on February 20,2009, in the Warwick Center
Ballroom on the UNCW campus. At 8:35 a.m., Chairman Coffey called the .
meeting to order and asked for a moment of silent reflection, after which he read
the required statement from the State Government Ethics Act. No conflicts were
identified.
ROLLCALL
Mr. Lanier, Assistant Secretary, called the roll and established that a quorum
was present. Members in attendance were: Marvin B. Blackwell; M. Terry
Coffey; Wilma W. Daniels; Jeff D. Etheridge, Jr.; Charles D. Evans; Lee B. Garrett;
John A. McNeill, Jr.; Wendy F. Murphy; Britt A. Preyer; R. Allen Rippy, Sr.; and
George M. Teague.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion made by Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Teague and duly carried, the
minutes of the meetings of the Board of Trustees, held on October 24, 2008, and
on December 12, 2008, were approved as distributed.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
AUDIT
Mr. Preyer presented the report from the Audit Committee. He said that Vice
Chancellor Saunders-White introduced Mr. Steve Perry, compliance policy
officer for the Information Technology Systems Division, that Mr. Dana Harris
presented the quarterly report from internal audit (included in members'
packets), and that Ms. Harris updated the committee on changes to the annual
internal audit plan. Mr. Preyer stated that Ms. Kay Ward reviewed for the
committee the various external audits of UNCW's affiliated entities (summary
included in members' packets). He said that the committee also received
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updates on communications with scholarship donors, the search process for a
manager of endowments and affiliated entities, and endowment returns.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS
Mr. Evans, chair of the committee, called on Mr. Girardot for a report on
facilities (in members' packets), after which Chairman Evans moved approval, on
behalf of the committee, of recommendations in priority order for a
commissioning agent for the Teaching Laboratory Project (Appendix A). The
motion was duly carried. Mr. Evans then moved approval of the warehouse
expansion project (Appendix B). His motion was duly carried. Chairman Evans
described and moved approval of a change in the location of a cellular monopole
to provide necessary service for communications and security (map in members'
packets). The motion was duly carried.
Mr. Evans recognized Ms. Ward to present the highlights of her report to the
committee on: endowments; UNCW's financial report for 2008-09; the recently
released National Association of College and University Business Officers
(NACUBO) endowment study, in which UNCW ranked 30th out of 728
institutions participating in the study on the rate of return for the most recent
reporting period; and ten-year trend data on revenue sources for the university.
Discussion followed regarding the growth in revenues from appropriations and
tuition, appropriations per full-time equivalent student, and UNCW's relative
standing in the UNC system. Ms. Ward presented additional data in regard to
expenditure trends by function, induding an increase in spending for operations
and maintenance, due to new facilities, insurance, and utilities, and a significant
increase in instructional expenditures, both overall and on a per FTE basis. In
further discussion, Mr. Etheridge inquired about liquidity. Ms. Ward said that,
despite significant "belt-tightening," UNCW continued "moving forward
strategically."
Chief Donaldson presented the 2008 campus crime and security report
(provided in members' packets) and said that UNCW's trends were very similar
to trends elsewhere. Chancellor DePaolo said that Chief Donaldson served on
the university's hate crimes task force that will report to President Bowles by
March 31. The Chief reported that discussions were ongoing with the City of
Wilmington regarding extraterritorial jurisdiction
Chairman Evans called on Ms. Boyd to present her recommendations for
faculty and staff parking rates for 2009-10 (Appendix C). Ms. Boyd provided a'
detailed explanation for the proposed changes. Chairman Coffey summarized
the changes as revenue neutral. After discussion, on motion by Chairman Evans
on behalf of the committee, the recommendations were approved.
Ms. Boyd presented a summary of textbook costs, induding changes in gross
and net costs to students (before and after buybacks), on-time faculty adoptions,
and availability of used books. Discussion followed. Ms. Boyd provided a brief
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report on dining services and increased usage due to new student housing on
campus.
Mr. Evans recognized Vice Chancellor Maimone for additional comments. He
said that the Chancellor would address budget reversions and reductions during
her report and recognized the importance of liquidity as discussed earlier.
Chairman Evans reminded the Board of the approval of the easement for the
City of Wilmington, which has been transferred to the newly established water
authority for the region.
EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND PROGRAMS
As chair of the committee, Dr. Coffey summarized the meeting held
yesterday, including the following recognitions and presentations: Dr. Kate
Bruce, recipient of the 2008 North Carolina Professor of the Year from the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education, sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching; Dr. Kim Sawrey, who was named the Outstanding
First Year Student Advocate by the National Resource Center for the First Year
Experience &Students in Transition; Vice Chancellor Demski, who commented on
the recently received Carnegie Engaged University classification; Mr. Deron Fort,
who presented on the success of Isaac Bear Early College High School; Dr.
Avalos and Ms. Goldgeier, who made recommendations for a policy revision
regarding faculty and EPA personnel decision review and appeal procedures;
Vice Chancellor Leonard and Mr. Thorn Rakes, who provided"a very timely
presentation on the job market for college graduates and services for UNCW
students and alumni"; and Vice Chancellor Saunders-White, who provided an
update on activities in the Information Technology Systems Division. Chairman
Coffey, on behalf of the committee, moved approval of the policy on review and
appeal procedures for EPA employees. The motion was duly carried.
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Ms. Murphy, chair of the committee, called on Mr. Lanier for a synopsis of his
report. He summarized the potential impacts of the federal stimulus package on
higher education and the state of North Carolina, including student financial aid,
research facilities and activities, and the state fiscal stabilization funds. He
reviewed the key issues facing the 2009 session of the General Assembly and the
university's priorities. Discussion followed regarding MARBIONC, the UNCW
trademarked name for the marine biotechnology in North Carolina initiative at
the Center for Marine Science.
Ms. Murphy reviewed the presentation from Ms. Lawson regarding social
networking and the quiz of members of the committee. Ms. Murphy called on
Vice Chancellor Demski, for a report on the Osher endowment and the status of
the request for a second gift of $1 million. Ms. Murphy summarized the report to
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I
the committee from Ms. Mehrtens on athletics, including recent academic
achievements of student-athletes, recent team achievements, and the awarding of
the 2010 NCAA Women's Golf Championship, which will be held at Landfall.
She called on Mr. McInturf to introduce new members of his staff in alumni
affairs and summarized his report to the committee. Ms. Murphy presented the
highlights of Vice Chancellor Gornto's report on fundraising, including Board
participation in giving and the current market value of the Board of Trustees
Merit Scholarship. She said that the committee recommended that all new
Trustee gifts for that purpose be directed to the spending account, rather than to
the endowment, so that scholarship awards could be made from the fund. After
discussion, her motion for approval of the recommendation was duly carried.
CHANCELLOR'S REPORT
Chancellor DePaolo recognized Mr. Fleming for the annual EEO/ AA report,
who said that the executive summary was in board packets and the full report
was available from Human Resources or from the office of the Assistant
Secretary to the Board of Trustees. He reported that the most notable changes
were related to new racial and ethnic categories, mandated by the federal
government. He called attention to the growth in employees and the recent
reduction in new employment activity due to budget reversions.
At the request of the Chancellor, Ms. Goldgeier offered a friendly reminder of
the ethics education training calendar, Statement of Economic Interest filing
deadline of April 15, and the "no change" form that can be used for the first time.
She said that a civil fine was possible, if the SEI was not filed. Discussion
followed regarding the schedule for training sessions by videoconference.
Dr. DePaolo introduced Mr. Michael Sanchez, resident assistant in Galloway
and communications coordinator for the national association of resident
assistants. Mr. Sanchez thanked the Chancellor and Ms. Leonard for the
opportunity to share his student experience with the Board and explained how
he had grown and matured through his involvement in housing, as a member of
the dean's advisory committee, and through his interactions with both his peers
and student affairs professionals.
The Chancellor then introduced Ms. Jessica Lee Macdonald, first year
graduate student in the public sociology program and on-site programming
coordinator for UNCW's Hillcrest public housing reading program, who spoke
to the Board about her experience in that program and beyond. She said that the
purpose of the program was to reduce the achievement gap and reviewed the
curriculum and processes used in the program. Ms. Macdonald presented data
demonstrating the success of the program and said that she would be presenting
at an upcoming sociological association conference. Chancellor DePaolo and
Chairman Coffey commented on the quality of this program and the quality of
UNCW students.
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Chancellor DePaolo reviewed the tuition-setting process to date and the
linkage between tuition, fees, appropriations, and other sources of revenue. She
said that President Bowles, out of concern over the impact of cost increases on
North Carolina families, had asked for a reduction of 33% in previously
requested increases in tuition. Chancellor DePaolo also commented on the
proposed uses of tuition revenues, with 40% designated for financial aid and 60%
for other critical needs, and emphasized that UNCW needed to remain
affordable for any qualified student who wanted to attend.
In that regard, she then recognized Dr. Curran for his report on admissions
and financial aid. He reported that UNCW had received to date approximately
9,700 applications for the projected freshman class of 1,950, and had made
approximately 3,900 offers of admission. Dr. Curran said that applications from
high ability students were up by 26%, yet out-of-state applications were down
for the first time in three years and were down by 8%. He said that we were also
down 8% in male applications and down 6% in regional applications. After
reviewing new ethnicity codes from the federal government, he indicated that
numbers of minority applications were similar to last year. In regard to
transfers, Dr. Curran said that applications were up 5% and regional applications
were up 18%.
In regard to financial aid, he said that we were still early in the process, yet the
percentage of students with zero estimated family contribution (EFC) had
increased from 13.4% to 17.4%. He reported that 4,041 FAFSA applications for
financial aid had been received to date and that Ms. Bliss, director of financial
aid, and Ms. Rockwell, director of admissions, were working together
strategically to link admissions and financial aid. He gave examples of
innovative programs that involved both offices.
Discussion followed regarding the SAT and the ACT as indicators of adequate
preparation for college, the implications of the current economic downturn, and
graduate admissions. Dr. Roer indicated that graduate applications were up,
which was typical during tough economic times.
Chancellor DePaolo reviewed the planning for budget reductions that began
early in the fiscal year and continued as we looked ahead to the next fiscal year.
She expressed her appreciation to everyone for their hard work and amazing
spirit and reminded the Board of remarks from Ms. Gage at a recent meeting of
the Board of Governors, saying that it was not a time to just tinker or just hunker
down and instead was a time to be inclusive and transparent and emerge as a
stronger institution. She said that excellence could descend into mediocrity and
we cannot let that happen. In discussion that followed, Ms. Garrett said that it
was clear from the meetings of the past two days how far UNCW has come
under Chancellor DePaolo's leadership. Dr. Coffey concluded the discussion,
saying that the Board understood that less funding would be available and that
the Board needed to fight for minimal, flexible, and non-recurring budget cuts.
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CLOSED SESSION
On motion by Mr. Teague, seconded by Mr. Evans, and duly carried, the
board voted to convene in closed session, as allowed under the Open Meetings
Act, to prevent the premature disclosure of an honorary award or scholarship, to
consult with the attorney to consider and give instructions concerning a potential
or actual claim or judicial action, to establish or instruct the staff or agent
concerning the negotiations of the amount of compensation or other terms of an
employment contract, and to consider the qualifications, competence,
performance, condition of appointment of a public officer or employee or
prospective public officer or employee.
RESUMPTION OF PUBLIC SESSION AND ACTION ON ITEMS
FROM CLOSED SESSION
On motion by Mr. Preyer, seconded by Ms. Murphy and duly carried, the
honorary award considered in closed session was approved. Upon motion by
Mr. Etheridge, seconded by Ms. Garrett and duly carried, the personnel actions
discussed in closed session were approved.
OLD BUSINESS
There was no old business.
NEW BUSINESS
The Chair asked that Board members mark their calendars for April 23 and 24,
2009, as the dates of the next meetings of the Board and its committees.
ADJOURNMENT
At 12:10 p.m., the meeting was adjourned.
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Assistant Secretary
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Appendix A
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Selection of Commissioning Agent for Teaching Laboratory Project
Seventeen firms applied, we selected five for interviews, with the following
recommendations in priority order:
1. EMC Engineers
2. Harrell Saltrick and Hopper
3. Griffm Engineering
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Appendix B
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Warehouse Expansion Project
The Warehouse Expansion project will be a metal building with 5,000sf of
floor space. Its location is adjacent and connected to the existing Housing
Warehouse. The exterior will match the existing building. Total project cost
including design is $260,000 dollars.
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Appendix C
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, all parking and transportation services provided through the constituent institutions of the
University of North Carolina are receipt-supported from permit fees and transportation fees; and
WHEREAS, the state of North Carolina has ruled that all parking fine monies, except 17% for expenses,
will be turned over to the K-12 Public School System taking a major portion of revenue for parking
improvements; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the long range parking plan 2007-08 through 2012-13, a parking garage
supporting resident students, faculty/staff, commuter students and visitors is planned for fall 2009;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Resolution of Traffic and Parking Regulations for the
University of North Carolina Wilmington be amended to add new salary tiers for faculty/s~ff parking,
include an off-campus option for faculty/staff parking, amend deck rates and include visitor deck rates for the
2009-10 academic year as follows:
2008-09 2009-10 Changes
Faculty/Staff Reserved Parking $380.00 $420.00
$60.00 Effectively,
premium reduces rate
Faculty/Staff Deck Parking to base for persons in
rate, $206 lower salary
minimum tiers
Faculty/Staff- Permanent - On Campus or at Work Site
Salary greater than $90,000 $270.00 $370.00 $100 increase
Salary greater than $65,000 and less than or equal to $90,000 $270.00 $320.00 $50 increase
Salary greater than $40,000 and less than or equal to $65,000 $270.00 $270.00 No increase
Salary greater than $25,000 and less than or equal to $40,000 $146.00 $146.00 No increase
Salary less than or equal to $25,000 $45.00 $45.00 No increase
Faculty/Staff Parking in Remote Lots With Shuttle Service - New $235.00 New
Temporary and Part time/Contract Faculty/Staff «30 hours) $146.00 $165.00
Nighttime Parking Only
$75.00 $75.00 No increase
(4:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on Monday-Friday and on weekends)
Visitor Hourly Rate for Parking Deck (first 15 minutes free) - New $1.50
Visitor Daily Rate for Parking Deck (maximum: 24 hours) - New $10.00
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February 2009.
By: _
Assistant Secretary I
The BOARD
UNIVERSITY
WILMINGTON
OF
OF
TRUSTEES
NORTH
OF THE
CAROLINA
University of North Carolina Wilmington 1 of 1 Board of Trustees Resolution